Time for another blog entry and the only thing that comes to mind today is the topic of flu. Not the Swine Flu, where it came from or who has it, but the flu we had last month. It was going around here and my daughter and her family in Alaska had it too. It […]
Miscellaneous
M’s Frostbite?
Red and cold feet Last Sunday was a lovely sunny day and we were going to the exciting livestock exhibition! M wore a t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops, knowing she would not be cold. We arrived in the parking lot to see a small tent with a horse and a goat in it. A few […]
The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day!
Today, April 2nd , looks more like winter than spring. I know we told you spring arrived in a timely fashion on March 20th with warmer temperatures and a flower bud in our garden. But, it was pretty short lived and we’ve been having cooler weather and snow showers almost everyday since then. Yes, Montanans […]
If You Had $3,500, What Would You Spend it On?
I don’t know about you, but when I was 16, if I had $3,500 dollars, I would be thinking about spending it on a new car. Not so with Tim Seery, a sophomore at C.M. Russell High School in Great Falls. An aspiring artist and volunteer at the C.M. Russell Museum, he decided to attend […]
David Letterman Gets Married
Our neighbor David Letterman announced on his late night talk show, his marriage to long time girlfriend Regina Lasko. Okay he isn’t really our neighbor but he does live somewhere along the Rocky Mountain Front in Choteau, which is only about 77 miles as the crow flies from Kalispell. There happens to be a huge […]
It’s Spring!
As Grandpa Davey once said, Montana knows the seasons better than a calendar. In Montana, the seasons change exactly when they are told. We’ve been having 40 degree temperatures all March, but today, the 20th , it is forecast to be 55 degrees. I would call that a good start to spring! For Montanans, […]
Cheapskates, Tightwads, and Thrifty
Ann VanDeventer and frugality bloggers like Mama Mallory are getting all the credit these days for being cheapskates. Not that I’ve ever considered myself a tightwad, but I would like a little credit for being thrifty. Before we were green, we called it recycling, and before that we called it not wasting. For years, I’ve […]
The Last Great Race on Earth
The “Last Great Race on Earth”, is in full swing and two Montanan’s are competing in the grueling 1,150 mile Iditarod. Rick Larson, a 48 year old veteran from Sand Coulee and Rob Loveman, a rookie from Seely Lake, are two of the 67 teams vying for the $610,000 prize. It’s going to be a […]
Explosion in Bozeman, Montana
According to the A.P., an explosion collapsed 3 buildings on Main St. in Bozeman, Montana this morning at around 8:15 a.m. A restaurant and bar were destroyed and two blocks had to be evacuated. It is unknown what caused the explosion or if there were any injuries. Bozeman is approximately 300 miles from Kalispell and […]
Movies, Blockbuster, and The Shining
by Marlene I love movies and I remember when cable networks like HBO and Spotlight aired movies 24 hours a day completely commercial free. Not only did I enjoy hours of watching new releases, but lots of other little gems were to be found in independent films and shorts. Cable movie networks played movies exclusively, […]
